Legal Opinion

People v. Monette

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 15, 1994No. G013885PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

WALLIN, J.

Eligio Monette appeals from the order revoking his probation for possession of a handgun and sentencing him to three years for his conviction for the sale of cocaine. He claims his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to object to the prosecution’s violation of the corpus delicti rule and to the admission of his inculpatory statement to his probation officer. We affirm.

Monette pleaded guilty to charges of selling cocaine and possessing heroin and cocaine for sale. (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11352,11351.) He was placed on probation for three years on the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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  5. People v. HarringtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970

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